Kawaguchi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2610
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$497
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$839
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
594K
2.44M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 16% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5298th and 4661st ($1050 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 939th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Taipei

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Kawaguchi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6497
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3788
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15104
$18442

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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
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$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602